ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149182
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| Date: | Saturday 26 May 1973 |
| Time: | 8.:20 |
| Type: | Sikorsky S-62A |
| Owner/operator: | Airfast Services P/L |
| Registration: | VH-ANE |
| MSN: | 62-010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Polmaise Reef, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Gladstone, QLD |
| Heron Island, QLD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ditched. All passengers sat on floor of helicopter to keep centre of gravity low. Were tossed around for two and a half hours in rough sea until we were moved to more sheltered water. Transfer was made to a fishing boat from Heron Is by small open boat that had come from Heron Is. in atrocious conditions. We managed to get all luggage out of the helicopter and were pulling away when within seconds it flipped over and hung upside down on its floats. 15 minute later while on tow to heron Island it sank and nearly pulled the towing launch down with it. the rest is history
Sources:
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/6669/
http://www.rotorspot.nl/product/s62.php
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 December 1970 | VH-ANE | Helicopter Utilities P/L | 0 | Sheepwash Point, Lake Wellington, VIC | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2012 04:05 | TB | Added |
| 09-Apr-2014 21:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2014 17:16 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2021 06:29 | Gerry | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Narrative] |
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